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Finding
Coker
’
s
bed
already
empty
when
I
awoke
,
I
decided
to
devote
my
morning
chiefly
to
inquiries
.
One
of
the
troubles
was
that
it
did
not
seem
to
have
occurred
to
anyone
to
find
out
the
names
of
those
who
had
considered
Tynshan
uninviting
and
had
passed
on
.
Josella
’
s
name
meant
nothing
to
anyone
save
those
few
who
recollected
it
with
disapproval
.
My
description
of
her
raised
no
memories
that
would
stand
detailed
examination
.
Certainly
there
had
been
no
girl
in
a
navy
-
blue
ski
suit
—
that
I
established
—
but
then
I
could
by
no
means
be
certain
that
she
would
still
be
dressed
that
way
.
My
inquiries
ended
by
making
everyone
very
tired
of
me
and
increasing
my
frustration
.
There
was
a
faint
possibility
that
a
girl
who
had
come
and
gone
a
day
before
our
arrival
might
have
been
she
,
but
I
could
not
feel
it
likely
that
Josella
could
have
left
so
slight
an
impression
on
anyone
’
s
mind
—
even
allowing
for
prejudice
.
.
.
Coker
reappeared
again
at
the
midday
meal
.
He
had
found
most
of
the
men
to
be
plunged
in
gloom
by
a
well
-
meant
assurance
from
the
vicar
that
there
would
be
plenty
of
useful
things
for
them
to
do
,
such
as
—
er
—
basketmaking
,
and
—
er
—
weaving
,
and
he
had
done
his
best
to
dispel
it
with
more
hopeful
prospects
.
Encountering
Miss
Durrant
,
he
had
told
her
that
unless
it
could
somehow
be
contrived
that
the
blind
women
should
take
some
of
the
work
off
the
shoulders
of
the
sighted
the
whole
thing
would
break
dawn
within
ten
days
,
and
,
also
,
that
if
the
vicar
’
s
prayer
for
more
blind
people
to
join
them
should
happen
to
be
granted
,
the
whole
place
would
became
entirely
unworkable
.
He
was
embarking
upon
further
observations
,
including
the
necessity
for
starting
immediately
to
build
up
food
reserves
and
to
start
the
construction
of
devices
which
would
enable
blind
men
to
do
useful
work
,
when
she
cut
him
short
.
He
could
see
that
she
was
a
great
deal
more
worried
than
she
would
admit
,
but
the
determination
which
had
led
her
to
sever
relations
with
the
other
party
caused
her
to
blaze
back
at
him
unthankfully
.
She
ended
by
letting
him
know
that
on
her
information
neither
he
nor
his
views
were
likely
to
harmonize
with
the
community
.
"
The
trouble
about
that
woman
is
that
she
means
to
be
boss
,
"
he
said
.
"
It
’
s
constitutional
—
quite
apart
from
the
lofty
principles
.
"
"
Slanderous
,
"
I
said
.
"
What
you
mean
is
that
her
principles
are
so
impeccable
that
everything
is
her
responsibility
—
and
so
it
becomes
her
duty
to
guide
others
.
"
"
Much
the
same
thing
,
"
he
said
.
"
But
it
sounds
a
lot
better
,
"
I
pointed
out
.
He
was
thoughtful
for
a
moment
.
"
She
’
s
going
to
run
this
place
into
one
hell
of
a
mess
unless
she
gets
right
down
to
the
job
of
organizing
it
pretty
quickly
.
Have
you
looked
the
outfit
over
?
"
